This section of the Department’s website provides quick and easy access to agency forms, including various license, permit, and boating registration & titling applications.

The majority of the forms listed are provided in PDF and require the free Adobe Reader program to view and print. Completed forms and associated fees, if applicable, should be mailed to the address listed on the form. If you have questions about a form, need assistance, or can’t find what you’re looking for, please contact us.

Jump to: Permit Forms | License Forms | Boating Forms | Watercraft Dealer Forms | Other Forms

Permit Forms

• Declaration of Possession for Domestic Red Foxes & European Rabbits Owned Prior to July 1, 2017
• Animal Population Control Permit
• Commercial Nuisance Animal Permit Information Materials
• Dog Field Trial Permit
• Eel Pot Permit Application For Sale
• Eel Pot Permit Application For Personal Use
• Exhibit Wild Animals in Virginia Permit
• Falconry Regulations, Facilities, and Equipment: Examination Guidance Document
• Falconry Application
• Passage Peregrine Falcon Permit Application
• Fish Stocking Authorization (not for grass carp, see below)
• Gill Net Permit – VA Beach Only
• Grass Carp for Aquatic Vegetation Control in Private Ponds
• Haul Seine Permit to Catch Minnows and Chubs for Sale
• Haul Seine Permit to Take Fish for Personal Use
• Haul Seine Permit to Take Nongame Fish for Sale
• Hold and Sell Certain Fish, Snakes, Snapping Turtles, and Hellgrammites for Sale Permit
• Import and Possess Certain Non-Native (Exotic) Wildlife in Virginia
• Import Tilapia and Clawed Frogs
• Licensed Shooting Preserve Application
• Nonresident Harvester’s Permit to Take or Catch Fish in Back Bay and its Tributaries
• Foxhound Training Preserve Permit Conditions and Report Form
• Permit to Collect Snapping Turtles and Hellgrammites for Sale
• Permit to Deal in Furs
• Possess, Propagate, Buy and Sell Certain Wildlife in Virginia (Fish)
• Possess, Propagate, Buy and Sell Certain Wildlife in Virginia (Sunfish)
• Possess, Propagate, Buy and Sell Certain Wildlife in Virginia (Wildlife)
• Propagate and Sell Certain Raptors in Virginia
• Raccoon Hound Field Trial Permit
• Special Use Permit (Boat Landings and WMAs)
• Striped Bass Fishing Tournament Permit
• Supplemental Amendment Form for Virginia Scientific Collection, Salvage, or Endangered Species Permit
• Taxidermy Application
• Virginia Endangered/Threatened Species Permit
• Virginia Scientific Collection or Salvage Permit
• Virginia Bird Banding Permit
• Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit Conditions
• Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit Application

License Forms

• Lifetime Licenses
• Certification of Applicant Identity or Gift License
• Resident Disabled Lifetime License (Hunting, Trapping, Freshwater Fishing, and Saltwater Fishing)
• Non-Resident Disabled Lifetime Saltwater Fishing License
• Special Annual Basic Freshwater Fishing & Hunting Licenses for Partially Disabled Veterans
• Virginia Resident Disabled Veteran’s Lifetime License (Hunting, Freshwater Fishing)
• Special Annual Basic Freshwater Fishing & Hunting License for Non-Resident Totally and Permanently Disabled Veterans
• Replacement/Duplicate Lifetime License Application
• Physician’s Affidavit for Disabled Hunting and Freshwater Fishing License
• Special Guest Fishing License Application
• Certification for Domicile Resident Licenses and Permits to Hunt, Fish, or Trap in Virginia
• Youth Hunter Education Compliance Form

Boating Forms

• Which form do you need? Find out here!

1. Application to Register and Title a Boat (NEW)
2. Certification for Boat Not Previously Registered
3. Transfer when Owner is Deceased
4. Transfer when Title or Bill of Sale Not Available
5. Transfer by Operation of Law
6. Transfer of Abandoned Boat (NEW)
7. Transfer of Boats Found Estray and Adrift
8. Length Certification
9. Registration Renewal Application
10. Change in Ownership or Registration Information
11. Duplicate and Replacement Registration Card, Decals, or Title
12. Motor Change
13. Watercraft Sales Tax Payment
14. State Assigned Hull Identification Number
15. Ownership of Watercraft
16. Power of Attorney for Boat Registration and Titling
17. Boating Accident Report
18. Stolen Boat Report
19. Notification of Recovery of a Stolen Boat or Motor
20. Supplemental and Transfers of Liens
21. Repossession Affidavit
22. Court Ordered Liens
23. Mechanic’s Liens
24. Storage Liens
25. Vessel Search for Captain’s License
26. Commissioner’s Report of Change of Address
27. Restricted Boat Operation Markers, Informational Signs, and Hazard Markers

Watercraft Dealer Forms

• Dealer Licensing Fact Sheet
• Dealer Licensing Policies and Procedures

1. Watercraft Dealer License Application
2. Watercraft Dealer Bond
3. Watercraft Salesman License Application
4. Watercraft Demonstrator License Application
5. Representative’s License Application
6. Temporary Supplemental License
7. Dealer or Manufacturer Demonstration Registration (Certificate of Number)
8. Consumer Complaint Form

Other Forms

• Freshwater Trophy Fish Award Application and Registration Instructions
• Permission to Hunt on Private Land Card
• Exempt Hunter Optional Personal Courtesy Check Card
• Gathright WMA Timber Sale
• Little North Mountain Timber Sale
• Physician’s Affirmation as to a Person’s Permanent Inability to Walk
  (Prerequisite for permit to shoot from vehicle as allowed in § 29.1-521.3 Code of Virginia)